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2014-02-18 ArtNo.44830
◆I am a victim of vote bank politics: Taslima
【New Delhi】Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin on Monday said she was a victim of vote bank politics in India. Apprehensive that her latest book Nishiddho will be pulled out of the ongoing Kolkata Book Fair, she said such restrictions are the "real death" of a writer.
 "Fundamentalists are after me but West Bengal government did not support me either. They did all this to woo Muslim voters. This vote bank politics is not good for a society or country. There should be healthy democracy," she said.
 The doctor-turned-author had taken refuge in Kolkata in 2004, after a long stay in Europe. But after Muslim protests in the city in November 2007, the government forced her to leave West Bengal. She was then forced to leave India after staying in a safe house for a few months. It is only in 2011 that she got permission to live in Delhi.
 "Since there is no political party or social outfit supporting me, they are not afraid of harassing me. I have only my readers who are not united and powerful. However, I am thankful to the Indian government for letting me stay here. I am a European citizen but I prefer India because of cultural similarities," said the writer, who was exiled from Bangladesh in 1994 for hurting religious sentiments with her writings.
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I am a victim of vote bank politics: Taslima

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